Here’s a statement that we all need to live by as Fit-Pro professionals.
“A law in science (Anatomy) is different than a judicial law. A judicial law can be argumentative, that’s why we go to court. So in physics/ biomechanics we have a different law. “We cannot change anatomy and the way it functions”. We changed anatomy based on the way it feels!” When we do we screw up the system. Remember that fact!
The following educational information is the foundation of what you will become. You are on your way to be qualified. You will have an in depth knowledge base to assist you in your passion to be great! You are about to embark on the truth…a pill that everyone wants however afraid to swallow! Keep going read on…and be open, this is science, not your friend at the gym, not Bro science, nor gym talk, based on personal preference.
Awareness, Control and Challenge
3- Key Steps
Remember every position, movement, and rep, is your visual assessment tool.
1-The client should have“Awareness”— explain the region of the targeted muscles and the benefit involved. The client needs to “feel” where his body is in space from head to toe.
2-The client should be in “Control”— provide esthetic awareness of what the joint/body is doing and how to stay there (challenge should never take place if control is not mastered).
3-Once the client has awareness and control, now we can “Challenge”— a load that creates unaccustomed stimulus and reinforce the need to stabilize, as well as interacts with the client’s awareness and control.
These are the main ingredients for a perfect workout—one that will be unlike any other. It’s all about your tones, cues, adjustments, breath :), body hygiene, and your ability to see dysfunction and imbalances and correct them without wasting your client’s time. The rest of the session is continuous motivation, staying focused, and a huge injection of service intensity.
Before we move a joint with our clients…we need to analyze how sedentary our clients are. This is the meet and greet! Get to understand your client! Human nature dictates what the person is prepared for…what they can do currently. Are they fit? What determines fit? Lets keep going…these are just things to think about…I am getting you to think!
Q: How many hours are spent on average driving per day to work?
A: 30 minutes each way
Q: How many hours are in a given workday? How long do we sit?
A: 8 to 5pm & 4-5 hours.
Q: How long would we sit at lunch?
A: 20 minutes
Q: When we arrive home to unwind we sit how long for dinner?
A: 30 minutes. When we dine out the average is 2-3 hours.
Q: What’s the average time in front of the TV?
A: 4.9 a tad under 5 hours.
Total is between 15-18 hours per day
So we can say that most of our lives are spent sitting on our spines. We can say being fixed in a chair most of our lives is creating a host of muscular imbalances.
Preview of coming attractions…Why do we talk like this?
“You’ve passed the test! Congratulations you are now “Certified”! However, passing the test and becoming certified does not guarantee that you are a great trainer. You’re now faced with memory… and application!” Yes, we all tend to forget all the knowledge we needed to pass some test. A certification on the wall… great! We know many certified trainers who have no application or common sense. Fit-Pros will take your brain back to the foundation so we can build a permanent structure of knowledge. Remember, knowledge is only power when application is present. Ha! You will be requested, and the best on the training floor!
I Promise! We promise!
Dave Parise CPT FPTA MES
